July 31 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in

the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and

does not vouch for their accuracy.

Headlines

- JD.com ( JD ) launches 2.2 billion-euro offer for German

electronics retailer Ceconomy

- Arm to explore designing its own chips, CEO says

- Top Republican lawmaker to lead congressional delegation

to Taiwan

- Iveco ( IVCGF ) to sell defence and truck units in deals worth 5.5

billion euros

Overview

- Chinese ecommerce group JD.com ( JD ) has launched a

takeover bid for German electronics retailer Ceconomy,

in what could be one of the largest Chinese acquisitions in

Europe in recent years.

- UK chip company Arm confirmed it was exploring

the idea of launching its own chips on Wednesday in a move that

would represent a significant shake-up in its relationship with

big customers such as Nvidia ( NVDA ).

- U.S. Republican Senator Roger Wicker, chairman of the

Senate Armed Services Committee, will lead a congressional

delegation to Taiwan in August.

- India's Tata Motors will buy Iveco ( IVCGF ) in a

deal valued at 3.8 billion euros ($4.34 billion), the companies

said on Wednesday, after the Italian truckmaker separately

agreed to sell its defence business to Leonardo.

($1 = 0.8755 euros)

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)